Next Manager after Pep

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tolmie's hairdoo said:
There are no certs after Pep, sadly.

Ask United about that.

I can see the thinking behind Rodgers, there is also a feeling he is at the right age and will give young players a chance.

Let's remember, we flagged him up to be Mancini's number two and he would likely have followed as our next manager after Roberto if things had been different.

Personally, anyone is a downgrade.
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Yeah I remember the talk of him coming in as Mancini number two and it seemed like a good idea at the time, I don't blame him for turning it down though, shows he had confidence in his own abilities which should be applauded.
If the reasoning is we are gearing up to bring more youngsters through then I suppose there's logic in somebody like Rodgers overseeing that.
Hes not for me though. I appreciate he's a capable manager and I'm sure we will continue to have success of sorts regardless of who's in charge but I'd rather it not be Rodgers.

Fuck me, to think we've got a few fans unhappy with Pep when the reality is there's nobody who comes close to him.
 
domalino said:
Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique.

Friendly with the Catalans, close to Pep. Familiar with managing a big club with big expectations. Treble winning manager who took over a Pep side and tweaked it enough to keep things fresh (quicker attacks, more central) without deviating from the principles.

Spain was the perfect job for him because of his daughter's illness as it allowed him to spend time with her, and the rest of his family. 5 years later he will probably be ready to re-join club management.

Anyway, Pep will have a lot of input. He gave strong recommendations to Barcelona (Vilanova) who they trusted and had success with, and he gave strong recommendations to Bayern which were ignored and followed by failure.

I think City are smart enough to listen to Pep so we won't go wrong.
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My choice too.
 
domalino said:
Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique.

Friendly with the Catalans, close to Pep. Familiar with managing a big club with big expectations. Treble winning manager who took over a Pep side and tweaked it enough to keep things fresh (quicker attacks, more central) without deviating from the principles.

Spain was the perfect job for him because of his daughter's illness as it allowed him to spend time with her, and the rest of his family. 5 years later he will probably be ready to re-join club management.

Anyway, Pep will have a lot of input. He gave strong recommendations to Barcelona (Vilanova) who they trusted and had success with, and he gave strong recommendations to Bayern which were ignored and followed by failure.

I think City are smart enough to listen to Pep so we won't go wrong.
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I'd be open to Enrique, although I don't want a situation like United had, where they went with Ferguson's choice of Moyes. It has to be a wider consensus, rather than just sorting his mate out.

I'm sure they will take Pep's comments on board and I am told he is a very big fan of Rodgers.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
I'd be open to Enrique, although I don't want a situation like United had, where they went with Ferguson's choice of Moyes.

I'm sure they will take Pep's comments on board but I am told he is a very big fan of Rodgers.
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But remember Moyes wasn't Ferguson's choice - Pep was. he even flew out to New York to meet with him only to get told he'd already picked Bayern. Then I believe it was Mourinho, then Klopp before Moyes?
 
domalino said:
But remember Moyes wasn't Ferguson's choice - Pep was. he even flew out to New York to meet with him only to get told he'd already picked Bayern. Then I believe it was Mourinho, then Klopp before Moyes?
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I know what you mean, but he was still Ferguson's choice, ultimately, at the time of his choosing.

The market pool was indeed restricted. My own view is the market pool is now lacking outstanding candidates, mainly people talked up by the media like Pochettino, or whose reputation is more gilded because of an outstanding playing career such as Zidane?

Zidane won the lot at Madrid and I'd have the same reservations about Enrique, although that could change this weekend ;)
 
domalino said:
But remember Moyes wasn't Ferguson's choice - Pep was. he even flew out to New York to meet with him only to get told he'd already picked Bayern. Then I believe it was Mourinho, then Klopp before Moyes?
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Interesting, so Moyes was basically 3rd or 4th choice ? Makes sense considering the tough time he had there.
 
Citizen Green said:
I like Luis Enrique & Graham Potter personally, the latter would be good for a long term project. However I hope we can get another 4/5 seasons of Pep.
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Graham Potter is a good shout but maybe if Pep leaves in two years it will be too soon for him.

Potter did well with Swansea and now superbly with Brighton, but probably needs to go on and manage a bigger club and players before he can think of a very big club job.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
It will be Brendan Rodgers.

Or should I say it has been discussed, and he's also aware of it.
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Been my guess for some time.

I reckon he is quite careful what he says about us when we play Leicester or media have some reason to question him about City. Gives off the vibe that he'd like to succeed Pep.

When the time comes though to replace Pep - and I don't know if he will go when current contract is due to end - things may well look different but, right now, Brenda still makes a lot of sense.
 
domalino said:
Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique.

Friendly with the Catalans, close to Pep. Familiar with managing a big club with big expectations. Treble winning manager who took over a Pep side and tweaked it enough to keep things fresh (quicker attacks, more central) without deviating from the principles.

Spain was the perfect job for him because of his daughter's illness as it allowed him to spend time with her, and the rest of his family. 5 years later he will probably be ready to re-join club management.

Anyway, Pep will have a lot of input. He gave strong recommendations to Barcelona (Vilanova) who they trusted and had success with, and he gave strong recommendations to Bayern which were ignored and followed by failure.

I think City are smart enough to listen to Pep so we won't go wrong.
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I'm sure City have a list of people they are watching and, along with Rodgers, I expect Enrique is on there.

I suspect Premier League experience may get more priority with the next manager selection.
 
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OB1 said:
He's managed Celtic and Liverpool; neither of those jobs was too big for him.

He'd win plenty at City.
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Dismiss what he did in Scotland, tinpot league that even Gerrard has won.

Look at his recent seasons with Leicester, bottled CL qualification 3 years in a row.

His piss poor management cost Liverpool the title as it has with his recent years with Leicester. It is not a coincidence they struggle when the pressure gets on top.
 
OB1 said:
I suspect Premier League experience may get more priority with the next manager selection.
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I'm not sure why it would, the Abu Dhabi ownership have never hired a manager with Premier League experience and we've won 5 titles out of it.
 
MeatHunterrr said:
Luis Enrique.

Rodgers Leicester play so uninspiring football at times. Many times Leicester individuals have got him out of the shit. I get Pellegrini vibes with Rodgers.
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If the next guy can match Pellers record all is well and good. Apart from perhaps the CL I think Pep's record when he
leaves will be almost impossible to match. Indeed it may mark an end to the era of City as the team to beat.
 
Father Paul said:
If the next guy can match Pellers record all is well and good. Apart from perhaps the CL I think Pep's record when he
leaves will be almost impossible to match. Indeed it may mark an end to the era of City as the team to beat.
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We were on a rapid decline under Pellegrini. It was getting worse and worse every season and the defence was a joke. He benefitted a lot in his first year from the defensive organisation left over from Mancini, similar to Martinez’s first year at Everton, but as time went by that organisation eroded away. We wouldn’t have got top 4 16/17 season if he had stayed and we only got it by the skin of our teeth in his final year.
 
decmancity said:
Dismiss what he did in Scotland, tinpot league that even Gerrard has won.

Look at his recent seasons with Leicester, bottled CL qualification 3 years in a row.

His piss poor management cost Liverpool the title as it has with his recent years with Leicester. It is not a coincidence they struggle when the pressure gets on top.
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He won the league when he had the best squad in the competition, the same way Guardiola has in every season he’s coached. You think Pep would have won the league with the Liverpool and Leicester sides Rodgers has?

He’s also got a very good track record of identifying and developing young talent, something that the ideal candidate for the job should have, given the amount of elite potential there is in our academy now. I don’t think we’d be seeing £60m utility players under him.
 
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